Our Children will be our Accusers!

The following is a quote that really convicted me that the sin I commit doesn't just affect me...it also affects my children.  As I am duty bound to raise them in the saintly virtues and in the faith, I am also required to give them good example and protect them from "evil company".  How does this quote hit you?  This is a quote from Fr. Goffine's book, "The Church's Year" - a must have for every family!

"How do parents give scandal?
By giving their children bad example; by excessive anger, cursing and swearing; by avarice, injustice and cheating; by discord and quarrels; by gluttony in eating and drinking; by extravagance and vanity in dress; by sneering at religion, good morals, etc.; by not keeping their children from evil company, but sometimes even bringing them into it; by not punishing and endeavoring to eradicate their children's vices.  How much parents sin through such scandals, cannot be expressed; at the Day of Judgment their children will be their accusers!"

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